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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in Reading, where do the men randomly meet some friends of theirs?
(a) At a pub.
(b) In a steam launch.
(c) In an inn.
(d) In a restaurant.

2. What does the unusual item that the men see floating in the water after they pass Reading turn out to be?
(a) An old blanket.
(b) A mannequin.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A dead woman.

3. What does George want to postpone doing before they set up their boat for sleeping near Picnic Point?
(a) Do an inventory count.
(b) Set up their beds.
(c) Write letters home.
(d) Make a few phone calls.

4. What kind of a scene does J. think of when he imagines King Henry courting someone?
(a) An awkward scene.
(b) A terrifying scene.
(c) A very romantic scene.
(d) A very pompous scene.

5. What historic document was signed at Manga Charta Island?
(a) The Magna Charta.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The document putting the monarchy in power.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men insist that their food supplies be delivered to their boat immediately?

2. Whom does George finally ask about the time in the story J. tells about the broken watch?

3. What skill is J. apparently lacking to be a great fisherman?

4. Whose shirt does J. accidentally fling into the river?

5. Where near Sonning do the men decide to camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does J. have to pay a lot of money after he and some friends rent a sailboat on a windy day?

2. What kind of story is J. reminded of when he sees Montmorency attack the cat?

3. What change does J. notice about the group after they eat a large supper near Picnic Point?

4. How does J. end up being the first one to take a bath in the river?

5. What happens that lets George know that everyone is lying about who caught the fish that is mounted on the wall in the pub?

6. How does Montmorency react to the tea kettle the night everyone makes stew?

7. What does J. claim is the very best way to get a tea kettle to boil?

8. What does J. complain about sarcastically concerning the problem with being towed?

9. What does George decide to do once he realizes he cannot go back to sleep the night his watch stops working?

10. Why do the men pretend to ignore the steam launch when it approaches them?

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